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<baltimore-city-law heading="Regulation .03 Watercraft Specifications.">
  <section prefix="Regulation" num=".03" heading="Watercraft Specifications.">
    <para num="A.">In addition to the vessel specifications in &lt;cite data-path="21.02.04.05"&gt;regulation .05 of this chapter&lt;/cite&gt;, a permit holder operating a watercraft in a WQMA shall ensure that the watercraft:<para num="(1)">Is in compliance with applicable federal and State boating safety requirements;</para>
      <para num="(2)">Is buoyant if submerged through use of:<para num="(a)">Permanently installed air chambers; or</para>
        <para num="(b)">Flotation materials.</para>
      </para>
      <para num="(3)">Is constructed of:<para num="(a)">Marine plywood a minimum of ¼ inch thick;</para>
        <para num="(b)">Wood plank;</para>
        <para num="(c)">Metal;</para>
        <para num="(d)">Fiberglass; or</para>
        <para num="(e)">Plastic.</para>
      </para>
      <para num="(4)">Is propelled by:<para num="(a)">Rowing;</para>
        <para num="(b)">Sculling;</para>
        <para num="(c)">Pedaling; or</para>
        <para num="(d)">A battery-powered electric motor in accordance with &lt;cite data-path="21.02.04.03|B."&gt;§B of this regulation&lt;/cite&gt;.</para>
      </para>
      <para num="(5)">Is equipped with:<para num="(a)">One wearable personal flotation device for each person on board;</para>
        <para num="(b)">One throwable personal flotation device for watercraft longer than 16 feet;</para>
        <para num="(c)">A means of producing a sound such as a:<para num="(i)">Whistle;</para>
          <para num="(ii)">Bell; or</para>
          <para num="(iii)">Horn.</para>
        </para>
        <para num="(d)">Closed compartments under seats or thwarts;</para>
        <para num="(e)">Double bottoms that:<para num="(i)">Are not sealed to the hull; or</para>
          <para num="(ii)">Are not completely filled with flotation materials.</para>
        </para>
        <para num="(f)">Closed storage compartments; and</para>
        <para num="(g)">Permanently installed fuel tanks that contain a fire extinguisher.</para>
      </para>
    </para>
    <para num="B.">A permit holder operating a watercraft with a battery-powered electric motor in a WQMA shall ensure the battery powered electric motor does not exceed a maximum output of 18kW.</para>
    <para num="C.">The City may remove a watercraft from a WQMA whose occupants are found in violation of &lt;cite data-path="21.02.04"&gt;this chapter&lt;/cite&gt;.</para>
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
